Sandy Mayer
Alexander "Sandy" Mayer (born April 5, 1952) is a former tennis player from the United States, who won ten titles in singles and twenty-four titles in doubles during his professional career. He was part of the winning tennis squad at Stanford University in 1973.
Mayer was born in Flushing, New York. Of the winning 1973 Stanford tennis team, he, Roscoe Tanner and Pat Dupre were all brothers in the Zeta Psi fraternity. The right-hander Mayer reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on April 26, 1982, when he became World Number 7.
Sandy's younger brother Gene was also a world tour tennis player and reached a career high of World No. 4 in 1980.
Sandy has four sons and a daughter. All children have been previously ranked in the United States Tennis Association Junior Tennis League (Norther California Section).
Mayer as of a few years ago resided in Portola Valley, California.
[edit] Singles titles (10)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1973 | Baltimore, U.S. | Hard (i) | 4–6, 5–7 | |
| Winner | 1. | 1974 | Baltimore, U.S. | Carpet | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Runner-up | 2. | 1974 | Birmingham, U.S. | Carpet | 5–7, 3–6 | |
| Winner | 2. | 1974 | Paramus, U.S. | Indoor | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Winner | 3. | 1974 | Jackson, U.S. | Carpet | 7–6, 7–5 | |
| Runner-up | 3. | 1975 | Maui, U.S. | Hard | 1–6, 0–6 | |
| Runner-up | 4. | 1975 | Hong Kong | Hard | 3–6, 1–6, 1–6 | |
| Winner | 4. | 1977 | Little Rock, U.S. | Carpet | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Runner-up | 5. | 1977 | San José, U.S. | Hard | 6–3, 4–6, 5–7 | |
| Winner | 5. | 1977 | Hampton, U.S. | Carpet | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 | |
| Winner | 6. | 1977 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| Winner | 7. | 1978 | St. Louis WCT, U.S. | Carpet | 7–6, 6–4 | |
| Runner-up | 6. | 1980 | Surbiton, England | Grass | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Runner-up | 7. | 1981 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | 7–6, 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Runner-up | 8. | 1981 | Cologne, Germany | Hard (i) | 3–6, 3–6 | |
| Runner-up | 9. | 1981 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | 4–6, 2–6 | |
| Winner | 8. | 1981 | Bologna, Italy | Carpet | 7–5, 6–3 | |
| Runner-up | 10. | 1982 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | 7–5, 3–6, 3–6, 6–7 | |
| Winner | 9. | 1982 | Cleveland, U.S. | Hard | 7–5, 6–3 | |
| Winner | 10. | 1983 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | 6–0, 6–3, 6–2 |
[edit] Doubles titles (24)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1971 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Clay | 1–6, 6–3, 4–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 2. | 1973 | Baltimore WCT, U.S. | Hard (i) | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Winner | 1. | 1974 | Roanoke, U.S. | Indoors | 7–6, 6–1 | ||
| Winner | 2. | 1974 | Birmingham, U.S. | Carpet | 4–6, 7–6, 6–1 | ||
| Winner | 3. | 1975 | Roanoke, U.S. | Indoors | 7–6, 1–6, 6–3 | ||
| Winner | 4. | 1975 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | 7–5, 8–6, 6–4 | ||
| Runner-up | 3. | 1975 | Hong Kong | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Winner | 5. | 1976 | Fort Worth WCT, U.S. | Hard | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Winner | 6. | 1976 | Palm Springs, U.S. | Hard | 6–4, 6–7, 7–6 | ||
| Winner | 7. | 1977 | Hampton, U.S. | Carpet | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Winner | 8. | 1977 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Winner | 9. | 1977 | Wembley, England | Hard | 6–3, 7–6 | ||
| Winner | 10. | 1978 | Birmingham WCT, U.S. | Carpet | 3–6, 6–1, 7–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 4. | 1978 | Philadelphia WCT, U.S. | Carpet | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 5. | 1978 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Winner | 11. | 1978 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Clay | 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 | ||
| Winner | 12. | 1978 | San José, U.S. | Carpet | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Winner | 13. | 1979 | Rancho Mirage, U.S. | Hard | 6–4, 7–6 | ||
| Winner | 14. | 1979 | French Open, Paris | Clay | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Runner-up | 6. | 1979 | Forest Hills WCT, U.S. | Clay | 7–6, 6–7, 3–6 | ||
| Winner | 15. | 1980 | Boston, U.S. | Clay | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Runner-up | 7. | 1980 | Washington, D.C., U.S. | Clay | 4–6, 5–7 | ||
| Winner | 16. | 1980 | Columbus, U.S. | Hard | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| Runner-up | 8. | 1980 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 9. | 1980 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Winner | 17. | 1981 | Memphis, U.S. | Carpet | 7–6, 6–7, 7–6 | ||
| Winner | 18. | 1981 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Runner-up | 10. | 1981 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) | 6–7, 6–1, 4–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 11. | 1982 | Strasbourg WCT, France | Carpet | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Winner | 19. | 1982 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| Runner-up | 12. | 1983 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | 1–6, 2–6 | ||
| Winner | 20. | 1983 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Winner | 21. | 1984 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | 7–6, 6–4 | ||
| Winner | 22. | 1984 | Columbus, U.S. | Hard | 6–4, 6–7, 7–5 | ||
| Runner-up | 13. | 1984 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7 | ||
| Runner-up | 14. | 1984 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Winner | 23. | 1984 | Cologne, Germany | Hard (i) | 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| Winner | 24. | 1984 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Runner-up | 15. | 1985 | Philadelphia, U.S. | Carpet | 6–3, 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Runner-up | 16. | 1985 | San Francisco, U.S. | Carpet | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
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